What would you tell a child to do if they were about to be strip searched?
Paul Gilchrist
December 9, 2019
We recently had an question asked to us via our Facebook page by a concerned mother: What would you tell
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South Australia report condemns the use of spit hoods in Adelaide Youth Training Centre
Paul Gilchrist
September 25, 2019
Details of the widespread use of ‘spit hoods’ in the Adelaide Youth Training Centre have been released today in a
Abusive Treatment of Children in Juvenile Justice
Peter O'Brien
May 29, 2019
Young Indigenous people are 17 times more likely to be in detention than other Australians. Despite only 5% of the
High-Pitched Sonic Devices Target Young People
Peter O'Brien
May 16, 2019
A number of shopping malls and businesses are deploying high-pitched sonic devices to combat what they describe as anti-social behaviour
The Impact of Trauma on the Legal Process
Peter O'Brien
September 28, 2018
New laws have been introduced in New South Wales to help juries understand the impact of trauma on victims of
Unlawful Imprisonment of Minors Involved in People Smuggling
Peter O'Brien
February 26, 2018
A group of 50 Indonesian minors who crewed asylum seeker boats are seeking compensation from the Australian government claiming that
Australia Criticised for ‘Serious Shortcomings’ in Human Rights Record
Peter O'Brien
January 19, 2018
The latest Human Rights Watch report released yesterday provides extensive criticism of Australia’s Human Rights records. O’Brien Criminal and Civil
O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors: Year in Review
Peter O'Brien
December 20, 2017
O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors has had a remarkable year in 2017. We are proud of the wide range of
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Peter O'Brien
December 14, 2017
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse held its final sitting today. The five year inquiry concludes
Improper practices in youth detention: a national crisis?
Peter O'Brien
July 21, 2017
In the wake of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, we have
